I SS Panzer Corps

The I SS Panzer Corps was an armored corps attached to the 1st SS Panzer Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler during World War II, existing from 27 July 1943 to 8 May 1945. In August 1943, the corps disarmed Italian troops in northern Italy, and it took part in anti-partisan operations. In early 1944, the headquarters of the corps was moved to Brussels, Belgium, and the corps fought against the Allied Powers during Operation Overlord in Normandy. The corps also took part in the counterattack in Mortain in northern France, and the corps lost all of its armor and supplies during the Falaise Gap campaign. In October 1944, the remnants of the corps were pulled back from the front line, and it took part in the Battle of the Bulge offensive in late 1944-early 1945. After the corps suffered heavy losses in the Ardennes, it was moved to Hungary to fight against the Soviet Red Army, and the corps suffered heavy losses during Operation Spring Awakening and the Vienna Offensive. On 8 May 1945, the corps surrendered to the US Army in Styria, Austria.